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It is He (Allah) Who is the only Ilah (God to be worshipped) in the heaven and the only Ilah (God to be worshipped) on the earth [Zukhruf 43:84]
Allah hath not chosen any son, nor is there any god [ilaah] along with Him; else would each god [ilaah] have assuredly championed that which he [...]

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1) They are all listed in a single hadith. This hadith is reported by Tirmidhi and is weak for the following reasons:

The list is mudraj from one of the narrators according to the expert traditionalists as stated by Ibn Kathir, ibn Hajar, and al-San’ani.
All the most reliable narrators make no mention of it
It is missing [...]

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“Indeed, Allah has Ninety-Nine Names, one hundred less one, whoever enumerates (ahsaaha) them shall enter Paradise” [Agreed Upon]. Some narrations add: “… and He is Witr, and loves the Witr.”

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Allah’s Names are Derived Only From Texts.
The worst crime is to speak about Allah without knowledge.
“Say: All that my Lord has forbidden is: shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and oppression without right, and that you should say about All?h that of which you have no knowledge.” [7:33]
It is a plot of Shaytaan.

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And to Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation [ilhad] concerning His Names. They will be recompensed for what they have been doing. [7:180]

Linguistically, ilhad is to incline, to turn aside. It is used in this and other contexts to denote [...]

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Ibn Jareer mentioned a number of opinions concerning the meaning of this name: al-Muqeet means al-Hafeez (the Protector), al-Shaheed (the Witness), al-Hasab (the Sufficient), the One Who is in control of all things. He thought that the last interpretation is the correct one.
Allaah is al-Muqeet, i.e., the Protector, the Witness, the One Who is Able [...]

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Before we begin, it is important to understand some of the important reasons for studying Allah’s Names. These reasons are innumerable:
Enumeration (ihsah) of Allah’s Names is a means to enter Paradise, as mentioned in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah.
The study of Allah’s Names is the most noble of all sciences. This is because the nobility [...]

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by Abu Bakr b. Nasir
This is the beginning of a series studying the Most Beautiful Names of Allah. The focus of this series is to help the reader to understand and implement the famous hadith of the 99 Names.
Abu Hurayrah has reported that the Prophet (sal-Allahu ‘alayhi was-Sallam) said:
“Indeed, Allah has Ninety-Nine Names, one hundred [...]

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